Without a plan on the rent, we don’t have a plan on inflation.

The rent is too damn high, and there are still shots the Biden admin needs to call. The most important and urgent: rent regs in all units financed with federally-backed loans. They can do this, and they should.

“Kansas City voters delivered a powerful blow against billionaire sports franchise owners, rejecting a 40-year stadium tax in a decisive vote for community interests and democratic values over corporate greed.” kansascitydefender.com/politics/kansa…

This is what Michael Savwoir, 1 of the union leaders for KC Tenants, told FOX4 News Kansas City: “Two billion dollars in taxpayers money, man, could do a hell of a lot to develop our community. The billionaires don’t finance my follies. Why should I finance theirs?'

KC TENANTS AND JACKSON COUNTY VOTERS SHUT DOWN THE STADIUM SALES TAX. The largest transfer of public funds to private enterprises in our region’s history, $2 billion over 40 years. The people took on the billionaires. The people won. Nothing is inevitable if we organize.

Thorough piece by Mark Dent for The Washington Post on the stadium sales tax. Tells the story of our leader Denise Brown, lifelong Royals fan, voting NO tomorrow.

'For opponents, the vote is about more than the stadiums. It’s about who Kansas City is for.'
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The billionaire owners of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals want residents to vote for a 40-year sales tax, in order to pay for $2 billion in stadium upgrades.

So KC Tenants dropped a banner at last night's game, urging a NO vote on the wealth transfer to the mega-rich.

BILLIONAIRE BALLPARK? THAT AIN’T RIGHT.

NOW: KC TENANTS ACTION AT ROYALS OPENING DAY.

VOTE NO ON APRIL 2

Organizers with Decarcerate KC just passed Kansas City’s first pre-arrest diversion program. Beautiful work that will change many lives, and our city, for the better ❤️‍🔥

BILLIONAIRE BALLPARK? VOTE NO ON APRIL 2. 💥💥

Important piece by Tara Raghuveer on the Biden administrations cautious steps to help renters and how more needs to be done.

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